A recent trail camera video I captured at an otter latrine got me to thinking about river otter winter adaptations. These animals do not wait out the cold months in hibernation. On the contrary, they are active and appear comfortable … Continue reading →
Last week I posted about an interesting encounter with an aggressive ruffed grouse. During that nearly hour long encounter, Bob and I got to see the bird consume grass seeds, partridge berries, and mushrooms. Watching animals eat and studying the … Continue reading →
Pronghorn tracks and scat are similar to those of deer, but tracks differ in 2 important ways, and contextual clues help distinguish scat.
Continue reading →Winter is a good time for camera trapping pileated woodpeckers, because the birds usually return to feed at carpenter ant infested trees discovered the previous summer. It’s thought that the birds find ant colonies by sound, but they can do … Continue reading →
Strictly speaking, a coyote rendezvous site refers to an above ground home site that a family uses in summer or fall, when the pups are too big and too active for a den, but not yet old enough to accompany … Continue reading →
It has been a long time since I’ve posted here, but now that I have a bit more time on my hands, I thought I’d revive this blog and share some of the material I have accumulated over the past … Continue reading →
